My opinions are thus:
If you're building a line on the beach, probably.
In the deep sea, natural breaking waves are likely less of a hazard than the waves themselves.
However, also in the deep sea, it's uncommon any meaningful guidance or attention to unnatural breaking waves for pipelines to be made - only for the hull.
For example:
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https://youtu.be/ip62Dn-CpbY?t=276[/video]